The first section of it (between Avcılar and Topkapı) opened in 2007 after two years of construction. It was later extended to Zincirlikuyu (still European side) and Söğütlüçeşme (on the Anatolian side, it uses the Bosphorus Bridge (Boğaziçi Köprüsü), first of the three suspension bridges spanning the Bosphorus strait. And that's probably the reason why the line is a BRT and not a tram – it can use the bridge. (previous | next | back to album | 2022:09:12 07:06:52 | 3% of an album)